Elana leoni

Satish Tripathy

Leadership, Innovation, and Institutional Success

By UIA
Satish Tripathi, President of University of Buffalo, discusses his unlikely path to leading a top research university, core elements of a successful institution, developing a personal leadership style, and the importance of learning from context and history.
UIA partners across America

Exciting Growth for the University Innovation Alliance

By UIA
With new investments and member institutions, the UIA continues scaling innovative practices, driving initiatives like predictive analytics, AI chatbots, and college completion grants to help more students succeed.
Mung Chiang of Purdue University

The Power of Leadership and Team Building

By UIA
Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University, discusses a major R&D grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the art and skill of making consequential decisions, fund raising through team building, and the importance of patient listening.
Kim Wilcox, Chancellor, UC Riverside

Empathy, Collaboration, and Engagement in Higher Education

By UIA
Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of University of California, Riverside, discusses the appeal of higher ed leadership, an inside view of budgeting, embracing empathy and collaboration, and understanding what students actually need.
the headshots of the three new UIA hires

University Innovation Alliance Expands Team

By Elana Leoni

As we approach the University Innovation Alliance’s 10th anniversary this fall, we are excited to announce the expansion and evolution of our leadership team. Dr. Candice Staples and Betsy Davis have been elevated to senior leadership positions, and we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Devon Skerritt to our team. These strategic appointments reflect our commitment to advancing our mission of accelerating collaborative innovation to dramatically improve student outcomes across our network.

Eric Waldo, President + CEO CA College Access Program

Crafting U.S. Higher Education Policy

By UIA
Eric Waldo, President of the DC College Access Program, discusses the dollar value of higher education, finding his way into the White House, stellar leadership examples, and commonsense leadership advice.
Aimee Edubanks Davis, our guest

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

By UIA
Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven, discusses improving the college-to-career pipeline, partnering with institutions, how Braven approaches higher ed leaders, the realities of scaling innovation, and advice that has guided her through her own career.
Daniel Greenstein, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania Ststem of Higher Education

Transformation and Blogging in Higher Ed Leadership

By UIA
Dan Greenstein, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education, discusses blogging about his leadership lessons, some basics of redesigning a university system, tips for initiating a redesign, navigating team buy-in, and balancing efficiency with innovation.
Kevin Kruger, President, NASPA

The Craft of Higher Education Leadership

By UIA
Kevin Kruger, retiring President and CEO of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, discusses the pleasures and pressures of leadership, how he approaches this work, his leadership recommendations, and how to prepare for a sea change in higher education.

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